Native American Vocabulary Words for the NYS SS Test



Come up with a definition and a connection you have with the word to remember it!

Iroquois Confederacy

Definition:seneca, cayuga,onondage,oneida,
mohawk tribes joined together with the same con-
stitution.
Connection:the con in constitution and the con in confederacy.

Iroquois League

Definition:A group of Iriquois tribes that decide to work together peacefully.
Connection:peacefully and league mean the same.

Secondary Source

Definition:A record of an event, written by someone who was not there at the
time.
Connection:not there means 2nd

Algonquians

Definition:the earleast Native Americans Indians who setteled in areas along the Houdson
and Delaware Rivers and on long Island.
Connection:
first ones .

Artifacts

Definition:items produced by humans
Connection: